Around 7,500 attendees filed in after security checks at Mount Rushmore, which included two rounds of backpack searches, a walk-through metal detector and a handheld metal detector.

The governor of South Dakota says that there will not be social distancing guidelines for South Dakotas Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration 2020 with president Trump on July 3.

Mayor Steve Allender implored residents and visitors alike Wednesday to wear a face mask while celebrating Independence Day and President Donald Trump's visit to the fireworks display on Friday at ...

Donald and Melania Trump at a Mount Rushmore event in 2020. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Another, more practical point is that the mountain may not be able to withstand any further alteration.